Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 1 spacecraft
OAO-1 was NASA’s first Orbiting Astronomical Observatory, launched in 1966 to study stars and galaxies, but its spacecraft failed early in the mission before its observatory could operate as planned.
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Identity
- Aliases
- OAO-1OAO-A1Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 1
- Family Name
- OAO-1
- Full Name
- Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 1 spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- OAO-1 was NASA’s first Orbiting Astronomical Observatory, launched in 1966 to study stars and galaxies, but its spacecraft failed early in the mission before its observatory could operate as planned.
- First Flight Year
- 1,966
- Last Flight Year
- 1,966
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 17:04:46 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 14:39:45 UTC